Van Gogh Vantasy Chevy Van

Started by bondo bill, Feb 15 2013 09:35 PM

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#1 bondo bill

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Posted 15 February 2013 - 09:35 PM

Here's my first completed build of 2013: an AMT Vantasy using kit custom parts and handpainted graphics. The graphics are inspired by Vincent Van Gogh and Robert Crumb's Keep On Truckin'. Hope you enjoy, comments welcome.

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#2 Danno

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Posted 16 February 2013 - 02:08 AM

That's some serious hand-painting, there! Good job.

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#3 Nitro Neil

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Posted 16 February 2013 - 02:57 AM

I love this. Nice play on words, and great job replicating two of Van Gogh's classic paintings.

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Posted 16 February 2013 - 03:47 AM

Nice paintwork very unique...

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#5 vintagedragfan

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Posted 16 February 2013 - 04:52 AM

nice hand painting, not easy!

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#6 Ken McGuire

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Posted 16 February 2013 - 05:09 AM

A wonderful representation of Van Gogh and the art of van painting. Congratulations!

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#7 patami

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Posted 16 February 2013 - 05:15 AM

I L O V E it

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#8 G Holding

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Posted 16 February 2013 - 05:30 AM

Keep on trukin !!!

Edited by G Holding, 16 February 2013 - 05:32 AM.

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#9 Space Cowboy

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Posted 16 February 2013 - 05:40 AM

Very nice job and very imaginative.....

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#10 Custom Mike

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Posted 16 February 2013 - 06:10 AM

Bill, this is, without a doubt, my favorite Van ever built, awesome work on replicating Van Gogh's paintings, and the Van Gogh flames are perfect! The kicker is 'ol Vinne himself on the back, I want one like this to drive around!

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#11 gtx6970

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Posted 16 February 2013 - 06:19 AM

That is totally freaking awsome. I love it .

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#12 Daddyfink

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Posted 16 February 2013 - 07:32 AM

Very cool! I like it!!

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#13 Monty

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Posted 16 February 2013 - 08:39 AM

Just imagine if Vincent Van Gogh had been alive during the van/CB radio craze of the '70s. I wonder what he'd say if someone asked him if he had his ears on :blink:

Here are a couple other artist/"van" ideas:

Nissan Cube - Picasso version (cubism )

Claude Monet's Brinks truck - I got my mind on my Monet and my Monet on my mind. :unsure:

But seriously, anyone who can duplicate Starry Night that nicely on the side of a model is doing something right. Loved the depiction on the back doors, too!

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#14 Steve Milberry

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Posted 16 February 2013 - 08:45 AM

Cool idea.

BTW, there was actually a custom van in a magazine back in the late '70s called "Starry Starry Night" It was covered with a full size copy of the painting on both sides of the van with the rest of the van painted a matching blue.